An Essential Resource | Americans for Immigration Reform

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Americans for Immigration Reform is concerned about the destructive measures being taken or considered related to immigration and its impact on the business community, employees and consumers. Americans for Immigration Reform is well along the road to building a broad national coalition. This coalition includes employers, professional associations, individuals, unions and other workers rights groups, minority groups, conservative/free market advocates, academics, and many others. We represent the political right, middle and left. We care about only the issue at hand, not partisan advantage, political posturing, or demagoguery. To accomplish our goal of passing sensible reforms, Americans for Immigration reform will commission academic and market research, communicate with Congress, the Administration, the news media, voters and all citizens, while actively advocating the creation and passage of legislation. In short, we will provide the strategic and tactical leadership necessary to implement the critical change.

An Essential Resource

An Analysis of the Economic Impact of Undocumented Workers on Business Activity in the US with Estimated Effects by State and by Industry

Strenuous debate continues over policies and implications of immigration, in particular the undocumented population. While some emphasize the value of a readily available workforce as the baby boomers begin to age and retire, others focus on costs including health care, education, and social services. There are many options available, but the currentapproach which tacitly allows an ever growing number of undocumented entries and creates many social and market distortions must be addressed. Congressional action is required to craft a rational and sensible policy that fully addresses the realities of the modern U.S. economy.

Read more in the recently released study